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Should human conditions be classed as illnesses?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should human conditions be classed as illnesses?

...course References Bracken, P., Thomas, P., Timimi, S., Asen, E., Behr, G., Beuster, C. et al. (2012) ‘Psychiatry beyond the current paradigm’, The British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 201, pp.430–434. British Psychological Society (2013) Time for a Paradigm Shift in Psychiatric Diagnosis Horwitz, Allan and Wakefield, Jerome, (2007) The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry...
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Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?
Digital & Computing

Spectre and Meltdown: What do you need to know about the chip security flaws?

...course, the problem is this could end up fuelling cyber attacks by also making hackers aware of the flaw. In the past, this debate has forced tech companies to use the law to prevent researchers disclosing security problems. For example, scientists from the University of Birmingham faced a legal injunction from car manufacturer Volkswagen stopping them publishing details...
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I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity

...at a time when there are growing opportunities to participate in activity online which could lead to infidelity. - Dr Andreas Vossler: http://www.open.ac.uk/people/av2585 - Dr Naomi Moller: http://www.open.ac.uk/people/nm8578 Find out more about infidelity research Try a FREE course on some of the themes related to infidelity Take it further with The Open University...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?

...waste: Transcript What will the oceans look like in another 50 years? That all depends on the actions we take right now. References UN (2017) Factsheet: People and Oceans [Online]. Available at https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Ocean-fact-sheet-package.pdf (Accessed 2019). Like oceans? Take it further Free resources: Free courses:...
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Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers

...course, such an iterative process of building theoretical, empirical and methodological expertise is not the only way to build a research project. Certainly, from the perspective of managing my limited time, it easily leaves too many questions open for too long, and easily becomes distracted. However, for me, methodological openness is how I base my findings in a...
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The story of infection
Health, Sports & Psychology

The story of infection

...course, we have yet to find a way to readily treat most viral infections, as shown by the Covid-19 pandemic. Doctors can treat the symptoms but not the virus itself and at the time of writing, there is no vaccine for Covid-19. So in the battle between humanity and nature, nature seems to retain the upper hand. We need to work hard to keep up and continue to develop new...
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Why cancer cells go to sleep: the mystery of cancer dormancy
Science, Maths & Technology

Why cancer cells go to sleep: the mystery of cancer dormancy

...anti-inflammatory drugs could stop dormant cancer cells that generate metastasis from “waking up”. If clinical trials confirm these results, we will soon be able to offer the patients treatments that specifically target dormant cancer cells. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Try a free health and social care course...
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Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?
Nature & Environment

Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?

...Pressure your local authorities to improve how they manage waste. 5. Want to learn more? Check out the OpenLearn course Science and Society. Find out more: https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat-plastic-pollution/ https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241516198 The problem with microplastics - YouTube Next steps to tackle plastic waste - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)...
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